From Mack Stirling’s Institute Class, 1995

Alma 8-16 (Lessons 23 and 24)

Read the rest of this entry »

Here are notes from Mack Stirling’s Institute class on these chapters.

Read the rest of this entry »

Article of Faith 14: The world sucks.

Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been a while since I posted my lessons - sorry! Here is Lesson #21.

Read the rest of this entry »

As part of our scripture study, my daughter (7) told me that in Primary she learned that “we must be perfect to go to heaven.” Sparing you all the details, I found myself saying that, “If it weren’t for the Atonement, then we would have to be perfect.”

Read the rest of this entry »

Benjamin gave a powerful sermon that left his people “with no more disposition to do evil.” I’m sure that we’ve all had similar experiences—that we have felt at some time that we would never sin again for as long as we lived. I’m not sure whether this conviction endured with the Zarahemla Nephites, but several chapters later they still seem strong in the faith.*

Which makes the problems highlighted in Mosiah 26:1-3 so surprising:

Read the rest of this entry »

Because I am behind, I combined #12 and 13 into one lesson (not easy!) These notes are based on the work of Mack Sterling and Ben McGuire, mostly.

Jacob
Note: the BOM dates Jacob from 544-421 B.C. This date cannot possibly be accurate on the near end. 421 BC (assuming that Lehi leaves Jerusalem about 600 BC) would make Jacob at least 171 years old (born between 600-593 B.C.).

Read the rest of this entry »

I am behind in posting, but will post the last 3 lessons anyway. I hope to be caught up and with everyone else in about two-three weeks.  This outline is mostly from Mack Sterling’s class of a decade or so ago. The addition of commentary on righteousness is mine.

Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve been wondering about my own status with the Lord lately, and have been asking myself the questions found in Alma 5. Have I been sufficiently humble? Do I have a broken heart and a contrite spirit? In researching these phrases, I just read an interesting article about the term brokenhearted: Read the rest of this entry »

For those who have read my paper on the four Mormon discourses, you may find interesting a series of podcasted interviews Adam Miller and I are doing at teachyediligently. So that the paper and the subsequent mathemes I have developed are accessible to those listening, I have also posted both the paper and the mathemes on my user page at the wiki: see the paper and the mathemes. If anyone has any questions also, feel free to post them here.